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Meaning of "you" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YOU

Old English ēow, dative and accusative of gēye1; related to Old Saxon eu, Old High German iu, Gothic izwis.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YOU

you  [juː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
You can act as a noun and a pronoun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES YOU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

You

You is the second-person personal pronoun, both singular and plural, and both nominative and oblique case, in Modern English. The oblique form you functioned previously in the roles of both accusative and dative, as well as all instances after a preposition. The possessive forms of you are your and yours. The reflexive forms are yourself and yourselves.

Definition of you in the English dictionary

The first definition of you in the dictionary is refers to the person addressed or to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker. Other definition of you is Also: one. refers to an unspecified person or people in general. You is also a dialect word for yourself or yourselves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOU

yottabyte
you beaut
you beauty
you bet
you can keep it
you can talk
you can´t talk
you can´t win
you have the advantage of me
you know
you know what
you name it
you never know
you scratch my back and I´ll scratch yours
you see
you wouldn´t read about it
you-all
you-know-who
you´d
you´ll

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOU

after you
chou
Dou
fou
good on you
Guangzhou
Hangzhou
lou
not with you
ou
Ouagadougou
Poitou
see you
sou
Suzhou
thank you
thank-you
thou
what have you
Zhou

Synonyms and antonyms of you in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «you» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOU

Find out the translation of you to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of you from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «you» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

570 millions of speakers

English

you
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَنْتَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

você
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

du
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あなたは
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

당신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampeyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

du
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

du
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of you

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOU»

The term «you» is very widely used and occupies the 45 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of you
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «you».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «you» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «you» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about you

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOU»

Discover the use of you in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to you and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Me without You
A uniquely charming gift for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just because, readers will find themselves dipping into this beguiling book again and again.
Ralph Lazar, Lisa Swerling, 2012
2
I Wrote This For You
One of the most beautiful things I have ever read. Ever. - BT, Grammy Nominated Composer and Technologist This is me. This is you. This is us. This is every human being, past and present, old and young, of every ethnicity, race and faith.
pleasefindthis, 2011
3
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
It's a warning. 'How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You' is a hilarious, brilliant offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com.
The Oatmeal, 2012
4
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Advice in rhyme for voyaging through life, from weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion to assuming responsibility for one's actions.
Dr. Seuss, 1990
5
You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the ...
What all these maps have in common is their creators' willingness to venture beyond the boundaries of geography or convention. You Are Here is a wide-ranging collection of such superbly inventive maps.
Katharine A. Harmon, 2004
6
You Can Win: Winners Don't Do Different Things, They Do ...
This is an easy-to-read, practical, common-sense approach that will take you from ancient wisdom to contemporary thinking. It helps you to dispel confusion in daily life and clarify values.
Shiv Khera, 2004
7
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in ...
Explains how anyone can use mindfulness--the art of living each moment fully as it happens--to reduce anxiety, achieve inner peace, and enrich life
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1994
8
Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality
"Instantly engaging and eminently accessible . . . . an enlightening and cautionary exploration of an increasingly intrusive aspect of modern society." —Booklist While the Internet can enhance well-being, Elias Aboujaoude has spent years ...
Elias Aboujaoude, 2011
9
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with ...
Examines the horrors of genocide in Rwanda, where 800,000 people of an ethnic minority were exterminated in one hundred days
Philip Gourevitch, 1998
10
No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories
In these stories, July gives the most seemingly insignificant moments a sly potency. A benign encounter, a misunderstanding, a shy revelation can reconfigure the world.
Miranda July, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term you is used in the context of the following news items.
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CEO Secrets: Recruit people 'better than you'
"Always surround yourself with people who are better than you. Whatever it is that you are not - surround yourself with them." A surprising bit of business advice ... «BBC News, Aug 15»
2
What You Miss When You Take Notes on Your Laptop
We want instant gratification, and sending things after the meeting when you're back at your desk feels like too long to wait. It seems that digital note-taking is just ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
3
Question What You “Know” About Strategy
Say you are competing in a fast-growing industry. How much do you care about profits versus market share? It's a common rule of thumb that businesses should ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
4
A Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't Exist
Science journalist Anil Ananthaswamy thinks a lot about "self" — not necessarily himself, but the role the brain plays in our notions of self and existence. «NPR, Jul 15»
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Are you a 'disruptive talent' like Sir Richard Branson?
He says he'd tell them: "If you don't deal with me well, I'm going to go off and set up my own business and I'll end up competing with you." He'd say: "Look after ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Fatherhood makes you fat
"Regardless of what kind of father you were," Garfield said, "Your weight actually increased. So all fathers ended up increasing their weight as they go through ... «CNN, Jul 15»
7
You Just Got Out of Prison. Now What?
After Sunday — eggs, ham, hash browns — he looked at Carlos and said, ''You put it all together?'' to make sure Carlos knew to heap the whole thing between ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
'You' Is the New Me
PARIS — The animated movie “Inside Out” opens with a question: “Do you ever look at someone and wonder, 'What is going on inside their head? «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
How Quickly Are You Growing Old?
Feel like you're 40 years old going on 60? Or maybe, 40 going on 21? Age may be just a number, but medical experts increasingly are saying it might not always ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
You May Be Getting More Sleep Than You Think
Have you ever had nights when you feel like you barely slept, only to hear from your partner in the morning that you were actually out like a light? It turns out that ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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